The big brands embroiled in pension strife

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Some of the best-known names in British industry have the threat of industrial
action hanging over them in the biggest show of private sector union
strength in years.

Staff at Unilever, the maker of Persil, Marmite, Flora and Dove, who took part
in the first national strike in the company’s history this month are
expected to take further action. Unions have also warned that workers at the
Mini factory in Oxford are likely to walk out in what could become the
biggest car industry dispute since the 1970s, and at General Electric, the
US company that is one of Britain’s